Jinny Howe, Netflix’s Head of U.S. and Canada Scripted Series, will keynote at the Banff Media Festival. She has been named the first keynote speaker at the Banff Summit Series, which is part of the 47th Banff Media Festival taking place June 14-17 at the Fairmont Banff Springs in Alberta, Canada. Howe joined Netflix in…
Michael Tilson Thomas, a leading American conductor for a half-century who headed orchestras in Buffalo, Miami, London and San Francisco while also composing, died Wednesday. He was 81. Tilson Thomas had surgery for a brain tumor in 2021 and resumed his career, then said in February 2025 the tumor had returned. He conducted his final…
In a segment that aired on Tuesday’s episode of The Daily Show, Klepper highlighted the MAGA world’s hypocrisy over calls for Pope Leo — who has criticized Trump’s war in Iran — to stay out of politics. Mandel Ngan / Getty Images, Vatican Pool / Getty Images Source: Read Full Article
After more than two and a half years of research, planning and construction, Dataland, the world’s first museum of AI arts, will open June 20. Co-founded by new media artists Refik Anadol and Efsun Erkılıç, the museum anchors the $1-billion Frank Gehry-designed Grand LA complex across the street from Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown…
Luxbox has come on board to handle world sales on “Ashes” (Ceniza en la boca), directed by Diego Luna, which has its world premiere in the Special Screenings section at the Cannes Film Festival. The drama centers on Lucila. She leaves Mexico with her younger brother to reunite with their mother in Madrid, who left…
April 23, 2006, may not jump out as an important day in history, but it marked a shift in how millions of people consumed audio. Fast forward to April 23, 2026: It’s the 20th anniversary of the day Spotify launched. To honor the milestone, the streaming service revealed for the first time the most streamed…
Comcast blew past Wall Street forecasts on the top and bottom lines for the three months ended in March as ad sales boomed and shaky broadband appears to be turning around. The shares, which have been poky over the past year, jumped over 10% after the numbers. Brian Roberts and Mike Cavanagh called 2026 “an…
NEW YORK — It’s her, hi! Taylor Swift has topped Spotify’s first ever list of the most streamed artists of all time, published Thursday morning. She’s followed by Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny. That comes as no surprise: In 2025 the artist born Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio was named the streaming giant’s most played artist…
Nikki Glaser Reveals Gift From Leonardo DiCaprio After Golden Globes After two spectacular outings as the host of the Golden Globes, I think we can all agree that Nikki Glaser is one of the best celebrity roasters we’ve ever had. At this year’s ceremony back in January, none of the A-listers were safe. She took…
“Lázár” moves quickly, scarcely leaving readers time to settle into one moment before whisking them off to the next. How else could it race through the most eventful half century of European history in fewer than three hundred pages? Before long, the First World War is over, and Ilona and Lajos are adults. Ilona marries…
